This week I took Bennett to see the Dentist. And if you think that adults avoid the Dentist I am positive that if he had a say, Bennett would have done the same. This is actually the 2nd Dentist visit for B and the first was a slight disaster. Last January I thought I was being the perfect parent carting my 1 year old with 8 teeth off to the dentist. We saw a specialist in Seattle that could help with possible othordontia issues that kids like Bennett who need the tongue surgery may have... and lets just say we both left in tears.
Even though last time was a complete failure we decided to find a local pediactric dentist/orthodontist and hopefully it would go better....So off we went this last Tuesday to Dr. Kapist office here in Olympia for Bennett's 2 year old Dentist visit.
The Dentist was great and the hygenists were even more wonderful. They actually had him brushing his own teeth within 15 minutes ( I have been attempting this feet since his little teeth grew in 18 months ago). They had a HUGE pile of stuffed animals that had teeth and Bennett thought they were hilarious. He was yelling jiberish and brushing away on the moster stuffed animal he picked out, as well and spraying water in his mouth and sucking it out with the vacuum... maybe we have a Dr Bennett Olsen DDS in our future...
So all said and done, Bennett and I have a new addition to our night time routine, the sink! We have tried to do this but he has always hated it... but now we are determined and I just attempt to use the running water to disract him while I jump in to get a quick scrub. This kid is going to have a mouth full of pearly whites!
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